The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-08-27
-Eneourage home enLerprIse.

Every voter should make 1t point &C
be registered before the 4th of September
Mrs Moses Rehrig, of Lehigh street
has our thanks for basket of fine grapes.
An opera house to cost $7s, 900 will be
erected at South Bethlehem by Elisha VIII.
bur.
Our pr5lic schools will open on the
9th of September. Get your sch'oobook s
ready.
&C. W. Bower traded off his mustang
pony-for size, at least, the doctor is the
gamer.
For best makes of carpets at lowest
prices. go to Kemerer & Swartz, Bank
street. tf
Candidates for the several county
offices are more numerous this year than
ever before.
Our townsman G. II. Bower is a can
didate for the Republican nomination of
county treasurer.
j. g. Rex, of Mahoning Valley, will
accept the ADVOCATES thanks for a basket
of lucious peaches.
The washboard is piano upon which
women can play tune of happiness with a
cake of Tulip soap.
Don't miss the Sunday School picnic
at Miporton the 3rd of next month. A
delightful time is anticipated.
Mrs. Charles OFT, of Limeport, Lehigh
county, suicided Sunday. Melanchola is
assigned as the cause of the rash act.
Thomas Stocker has erected porch in
front of his residence on Bank street; it
adds to the attractiveness of his residence.
The Grand Army Post, of town, will
light camp fire on the old fair grounds,
sometime during the early part OF next
month.
IF you owe one, two or three dollars as
subscription TO the ADVOCATE, don't forget
to call around and pay us. We need the
money.
Miss Katie Garvey, of Nesquehoning.
on Monday took the white veil at Scranton,
and hereafter will be known as Sister Mar
garite Mary.
If you know yourself to be indebted to
the ADVOCATE please pay up--we need the
money to meet the running expenses of our
establishment.
IF had my choice, belieb I'd raider
nab box OBJ Tulip soap dan gross OBJ de
finest rayzers." Givadam Jones of the
Lime Kiln Club.
-LOST.-On the 1st instant a dark
wool-mixed vest. between Weissport and
Beltzville, the finder will be suitable re-
warded by leaving it at this office.
-Lehigh Hook and Ladder Company,
No. l, of town, will go to Allentown on
September ~, and participate in the fire.
mems parade to take place In that city.
IF your watch or clock don't run cor
rectly, take 1t to Hagaman, on Bank street,
and II 1t then fails TO keep time he will
make no charge. March 26-Gm*
Reuben Altamose, of Packerton, an
employee in the Valley company's black
smith shops, while chopping wood Tuesday
inflicted severe cut in his right limb aboye
the knee.
The Iehighton ADVOCATE gives evil
dence of its prosperity by putting in
Potter cylinder press. We congratulate our
cotemporary on its success.-White Haven
Journal.
Our young friend G.. E. Bartholomew,
Reformed theological student will fill the
pulpit in the Zon's Reformed church, on
Lehigh street, Sunday evening. All are
cordially invited to attend.
In another column of to-days issue will
be found the new ad. of Sweeny & Son.
The corner store is headquarters for all the
latest fruits and vegetables. Prices low as
the very lowest. Call and be convinced.
1t is rumored that Sayilla Hontz,
young girl of Normal Square, during the
absence of her parents last Saturday, packed
her trunk and departed for the west. No
cause is assigned for her abrupt departure.
For the weekending August 18th there
were III, ,1O2 tons of coal shipped over the
Lehigh Valley railroad, making total to
date of 5,047, ,026 tons, and showing an in
crease of 722,9O2 tons compared with same
date last year.
Two months ago respectable Tamaqua
woman wandered away from home. Mon
day she was discovered in Reading
hospital by her husband who had been
diligently searching for her since the time
of her disappearance.
Josiah Conley, the blind and one-armed
soldier, of Mauch Chunk, will give one of
his popular excursions oyer the Swtchback
railroad on Sunday, September 25th.
Tickets will be on sale at Clark's Beer
Hall, Bank street, in a few days.
Leopold Meyer, of the Dolonsburg Ho-
tel, has first-rate accommodations for six
or eight good 'boarders, at $3.50 per week.
Persons who wish the comforts of a home
should not miss this opportunity. Leopold
keeps nice clean and quiet place.
The twenty-fifth anniversary of Com
pany H., 11th p. ", will be held at Sum-
init Hill on Monday, goth inst. The cele-
bration will be in honor of the defeat of
superior force under Longstreet at
Thoroughfare Gap, Va, twenty-five years
ago.
The iehighton base ball club is Justly
entitled to the championship of Carbon
county. They made for themselves name
last Monday in the game with the Iansford-
| liazleton club which they can well feel
proud of. The Lehighton club can play
ball.
Wall Paper.-Before getting in our
fall stock of wall paper we offer: Browns
at five cents; Whites at six cents Glts at
twelve cents; Borders at one-fouth regular
price. These prices will sell them quick.
Z. f. Luckenbach, 0l Broadway, Mauch
! Chunk.
Gus. Miller, of Bankway, brakeman
on Lehigh Valley coal train, had the toes
on his right foot caught between the
bumper of two cars at Chain Dam, Thurs